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The book offers essential information on standardization, applications, protocols, automation, architecture, and management.
Key topics such as bidirectional communication, automation, renewable energy integration, wireless sensor networks, and more are discussed in this practical, comprehensive resource.
Coverage includes:
- Demand-side energy management
- The modernization of distribution automation featuring intelligent FDIR and volt-var optimization Advanced asset management
- Wide-area early warning systems
- The integration of renewable energy sources into smart grids
- The microgrid in the electric system transformation
- Enhancing the integration of renewables in radial distribution networks through smart links
- Voltage-based control of DG units and active loads in smart microgrids
- Electric vehicles in a smart grid environment
- Low-voltage, DC grid–powered LED lighting system with smart ambient sensor control for energy conservation in green building
- Multiple distributed smart microgrids with a self-autonomous, energy harvesting wireless sensor network
- Wireless sensor networks for consumer applications in the smart grid
- ZigBee-based wireless monitoring and control system for smart grids.


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A closer look at Mega cloud storage
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The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance
Posted on 20 May 2013. | Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.

Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Posted on 20 May 2013. | A massive cyber espionage campaign has been hitting government ministries, IT companies, academic research institutions, and more.
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